Python Flask Example API

Setup

Prerequisites

Python 3, Virtual Environment & Git need to be installed:

sudo apt update 
sudo apt install -y python3 python3-venv git

Installation

The ./hack/deploy.sh script will be able to deploy this application:

mkdir -p ~/projects/gitlab.com/qacdevops && cd $_
git clone https://gitlab.com/qacdevops/python-flask-example-api
cd python-flask-example-api
sudo ./hack/deploy.sh

Routes

The API setup is running on port 5000 and has the following routes configured:

Route	Description	Content Type
/get/text	Return a simple text message: "Hello from Flask"	text/plain
/post/text	Return the data from request back as a part of a string: "Data you sent: [DATA_YOU_SENT]"	text/plain
/get/json	Return a JSON object containing a data property with a message: {"data": "Hello from Flask"}	application/json
/post/json	Return the data from request back as a data property inside of a JSON: {"data": "[DATA_THAT_WAS_SENT]"}	application/json